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Hank Brown's last-second touchdown pass lifts Iowa to 20-19 win over Michigan in Big Ten

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Martin, C. (2026, September 27). Hank Brown's last-second touchdown pass lifts Iowa to 20-19 win over Michigan in Big Ten. Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/hank-browns-last-second-touchdown-pass-lifts-iowa-20-19-win-michigan-big-ten

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Fox News · collected 2026-09-27 · by Chantz Martin

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Iowa quarterback Hank Brown threw a game-winning 16-yard touchdown pass to Reece Vander Zee as time expired, securing Iowa’s 20-19 victory over Michigan in Big Ten play. This came after Iowa covered 91 yards on their final drive, with a key penalty against Michigan helping set up the winning score. Brown declined to comment on whether this win was justice for a previous controversy involving Michigan but expressed satisfaction at silencing the stadium.
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On Saturday, No. 17 Iowa upset No. 18 Michigan, winning 20-19 in Ann Arbor at Michigan Stadium. Iowa quarterback Hank Brown threw the game-winning touchdown pass with just two seconds left, catching Michigan off guard as they were penalized for unnecessary roughness on a third down play near midfield. The victory marked Iowa's first win over Michigan since 2016 and came after a controversial Week 1 incident where Michigan benefited from an extra second awarded in their win against Western Michigan. With this upset, Iowa improved to 4-0, while Michigan fell to 3-1 in the Big Ten season opener.

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Brown PERSON · 5× Iowa GPE · 5× Michigan GPE · 5× Western Michigan ORG · 2× FOX ORG · 1× FOX News ORG · 1× Hank Brown PERSON · 1× Hawkeyes ORG · 1× Reece Vander Zee PERSON · 1× the Iowa Hawkeyes ORG · 1×

Narrative

At the same stadium where Michigan benefited from an extra second in a controversial win over Western Michigan, the Iowa Hawkeyes made the most of their final opportunity Saturday.
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Claims (21 extracted, 3 hedged)

At the same stadium where Michigan benefited from an extra second in a controversial win over Western Michigan, the Iowa Hawkeyes made the most of their final opportunity Saturday. asserted
Hawkeyes → benefit → opportunity
Iowa quarterback Hank Brown connected with Reece Vander Zee for a game-winning 16-yard touchdown as time expired, lifting No. 17 Iowa to a 20-19 upset of No. 18 Michigan. asserted
time → connect → Michigan
"To be able to silence a stadium like that, there’s no greater feeling," Brown said. asserted
Brown → silence → that
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page → contain → partners
If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated. uncertain
News → sign → wager
This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom. asserted
that → create → newsroom
The Hawkeyes covered 91 yards on the game-winning drive, aided by an unnecessary roughness penalty against Michigan on third down near midfield. asserted
Hawkeyes → cover → midfield
Brown’s 29-yard completion to Addison Ostrenga set up the winning touchdown with two seconds remaining. asserted
completion → set → seconds
"We prep for situations like these throughout the week in practice all the time," Brown said. asserted
Brown → prep → practice
"Why do you prepare for it? asserted
you → prepare → it
Brown, though, didn’t want to bite when asked if the victory was justice for Western Michigan. asserted
victory → want → Michigan
"I’m not going to speak on that," he said after a chuckle. asserted
he → go → chuckle
Bryce Underwood threw a 49-yard touchdown pass to JJ Buchanan early in the fourth quarter — their second scoring connection of the game — but the Wolverines (3-1, 0-1) could not make enough plays on either sides of the ball to hold on for the win. uncertain
Wolverines → throw → win
"We would’ve liked to run the clock out," coach Kyle Whittingham said. asserted
Whittingham → like → clock
Iowa took its first lead early in the fourth quarter on Brown’s 16-yard touchdown pass to Vander Zee. asserted
Iowa → take → Zee
Then Underwood dropped back, stepped up, rolled right and threw a long touchdown pass to Buchanan for a 19-14 lead. asserted
Underwood → drop → lead
His 2-point conversion pass fell incomplete. asserted
pass → fall → ?
Iowa lined up to go for it on fourth down at the Michigan 28 late in the game and left guard Leighton Jones was flagged for a false start. asserted
Jones → line → start
Facing a fourth-and-6, coach Kirk Ferentz chose to have Caden Buhr attempt a 51-yard field goal and it was wide right with 2:33 left. asserted
it → face → 2:33
Iowa’s Big Ten schedule continues next week with a road trip to Columbus to face Ohio State, while Michigan will look to regroup on the road against Minnesota. asserted
Michigan → continue → Minnesota
The Associated Press contributed to this report. asserted
Press → contribute → report
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